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#DBBB5C Color

#DBBB5C is rgb(219, 187, 92) in RGB, hsl(45, 64%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 58%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBBB5C
HEX#DBBB5C
RGBrgb(219, 187, 92)
HSLhsl(45, 64%, 61%)
HSVhsv(45, 58%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 58%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.12 90.9)
LABlab(77.30% 3.66 51.60)
LCHlch(77.30% 51.73 85.94)

What #DBBB5C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DBBB5C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#DBBB5C Channel Values

How #DBBB5C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 219 · G 187 · B 928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 64% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 58% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 58% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBBB5C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBBB5C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBBB5C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBBB5C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #DBBB5C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBBB5C.

How #DBBB5C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DBBB5C
Protanopia#C1C15C
Protanomaly#CCBF5C
Deuteranopia#C6C65A
Deuteranomaly#CFC25B
Tritanopia#E2B2B2
Tritanomaly#DFB697
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBBB5C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dbbb5c: #DBBB5C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBBB5C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbbb5c': '#DBBB5C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.733, blue: 0.361)
Android XML<color name="color_dbbb5c">#DBBB5C</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBBB5C"

More Yellow Colors

#DBBB5C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBBB5C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBBB5C?

#DBBB5C is a light yellow — rgb(219, 187, 92) in RGB and hsl(45, 64%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.22.

What is the RGB value of #DBBB5C?

#DBBB5C is rgb(219, 187, 92) — red 219, green 187, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBBB5C?

#DBBB5C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 58%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBBB5C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBBB5C scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBBB5C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBBB5C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 15.97, which is visibly different.

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